定期存款

dìngqīcúnkuǎn

noun

Measure Word

一笔定期存款 bǐ

Meanings

1 fixed-term deposit
2 time deposit
3 certificate of deposit

Characters

deposit / store

Examples

我在银行存了一笔三年期的定期存款。

Wǒ zài yínháng cún le yì bǐ sān nián qī de dìngqī cúnkuǎn.

I put a three-year fixed deposit in the bank.

定期存款利息比活期高得多。

Dìngqī cúnkuǎn lìxī bǐ huóqī gāo de duō.

Fixed deposits pay much higher interest than demand deposits.

定期存款提前取出会损失利息。

Dìngqī cúnkuǎn tíqián qǔchū huì sǔnshī lìxī.

Withdrawing a fixed deposit early will lose interest.

Tips

usage

Banking opposite is 活期存款 (demand deposit / savings account). Common fixed terms in Chinese banks: 三个月, 六个月, 一年, 三年, 五年. Higher tier is 大额存单 (large-denomination certificate of deposit).

Stroke Order

定 dìng

期 qī

存 cún

款 kuǎn